the buffed kv5 would have better armor than the Oho, which is more than armored enough even in tier 10 matches.
Not to mention 2300 dpm (with 100% loader, so 2400+ with 110% loader due to cmdr) which is absolutely nuts.

for a tank that sidescrapes, its side armor is pathetic, 100+25mm track is shit, esp compared to say SC's 102+25+25(also with a 300mm bulge that blocks off the rear part of the side altogether.
Basically from my experience, if you don't angle at ricochet angle, your side will get penned, every single time.
Also, WG says they want to streamline the grind process so players don't have to suddenly change playstyle, then they introduce ISM, which has awesome side armor(infact, as an ISM you want to angle at 30 degrees as 20 degree angle would give your opponent very easy shot to your "pike") for its tier and great DPM.
Only to have its end tier tank have atrocious side armor and terrible DPM.
wut?

A 403u trades HP and gun depression (to the side which is kinda hard use if you are not used to it) for handling and better armour which nullifies the advantages the 113 has anyway. The extra protection compensates for the 15% less hp. Considering you can work around the gun depression it is obvius how much better the 430U is. And this is my problem with the tank, not the fact it is so good but it kills other tank's niche proving once again how bad that idiot Murazor is.

at 93% i lost 0.05 mark with 5100 combined, so i figured the 3 mark expected is around 5500.

Also, 430 don't really lose depression compared to 113, with how the gun is positioned 113 is never gonna realistically be able to use that additional side depression anyhow without being suicidal.

but still, 113 is still better than 430U in clan wars simply due to the extra HP, if it does get used at all these days, which not really since most clans opt for 268V4 and 5As as their mobile spearhead.

@CarbonWard, did you check out the custom build (ibuypower) website first before buying it from Amazon. They usually offer shit ton of freebies and discounts? I believe shipping to Canada is free. There's president week sales going on right now.

I only played with the 130, its quite adequate considering its other stats, 280 AP is more like 295 APCR, which is close to IS7.
considering its speed and frontal armor,you can easily overpower the likes of IS7 and 5As when fighting for forward positions.